by Melanie Eversley, USA TODAY

by Melanie Eversley, USA TODAY

Good morning! I'm the live blogger again for the Anderson Live show this morning.

Host Anderson Cooper is in the Middle East, but Andy Cohen, executive vice president of development and talent at Bravo television, and Kyle Richards, of of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, are co-hosts.

The show is taping in less than an hour, at 9 a.m. ET, and airs on Wednesday. I'm in the green room. Nicole Westbrook, who's going to sing her It's Thanksgiving song that has gone viral online, is in another green room down the hall. The show also will include members of the audience sharing their bizarre Thanksgiving traditions.

Stay tuned!

Update at 9:05 a.m. ET

Cohen is opening up the show. "The inmates are taking over the asylum," he says to Richards.

Cooper is live from Gaza City and addresses criticisms of coverage that have come across on Twitter from all sides of the spectrum.

"On Twitter, it's kind of easy for people to make ridiculous claims," Cooper says.

Update at 9:27 a.m. ET

Cohen is calling the Butterball Turkey Talk Line.

Mary Clingman, director of the talk line, picks up and offers tips:

Use a thermometer, for one, she says, Make sure the turkey is thawed out, for another, she advises.

"Very important, no one wants a frozen turkey," Cohen says.

Update at 9:33 a.m. ET

The show announces it is donating $10,000 plus protein bars and cereals by Kind to the Capital Area Food Bank in Washington, D.C.

Update at 9:40 a.m. ET:

Cortney and Bryan May, whose toddler, Jackson, died after being hit by a falling tree, are discussing their decision to donate Jackson's organs.

"The worst part for me was actually signing those papers saying we would donate his organs," Cortney May says.

Cohen announces Cortney May is eight months pregnant.

Children received Jackson's heart and liver and a man received his kidney, Cortney May says.

Cohen announces the man is in the studio and wants to meet the Mays after the break.

Update at 9:49 a.m. ET

James Livingston, the man who received little Jackson May's kidney, walks onto the set with his wife, Carolyn Livingston, and embraces Cortney May.

"I just want to thank you from the bottom of my heart," says James Livingston, who received the kidney last August. "You may have lost a son, but you have gained a father."

Cortney May is wiping her eyes.

Livingston's wife, Carolyn Livingston, explains that her husband's kidneys became damaged when he was in the service and was exposed to Agent Orange.

"If I had a thousand tongues, I couldn't say thank you enough to Cortney and Bryan," Carolyn Livingston says, adding that the couple has three children and also grandchildren..

"Now he can be there for his grandkids," Carolyn Livingston says. "I feel like this Thanksgiving is the best that I will ever have."

Earlier, Cortney May said, "It's like Jackson is still living because his organ is inside this man."

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